Drywall Dilemma and the State of the List

First of all, it was a VERY productive weekend. We had tons of help from Aaron’s parents, and even managed to have a nice relaxing Easter weekend in the process! Thanks, J. and B.!

1. Finish plumbing to redirect heating exhaust and mortar in new concentric vent
2. Finish plumbing redo behind washer
3. Install door headers on back door and closet door
4. Finish building wall on other side of closet double door
5. Install closet double door header
6. Redo window framing (oops again)
7. Extend wall behind laundry sink (triple oops)
8. Finish toenailing by hand along door headers
9. Run all cable, speaker, and telephone lines to low voltage box (only 2 phone lines remain- should take 10 min or so to complete)
10. Sink all walls into floor with Ramset (only 1 remaining- need to move a big pile of stuff to get to it)
11. New addition- make stabilization blocks for outside corner of bay window bumpout framing.

Not only did we do all of that, but we rescreened every single window in the whole house and the back door! I'll put up a post about that later this week.

Now, the dilemma… we’ve read good things about the new paperless wallboard product DensArmor Plus, especially for damp locations like basements and bathrooms. It’s a little bit more expensive, but not terribly so. What bugs me is the texture of the front of it… it’s very rough. I love our smooth(ish- but that’s another blog post) plaster walls upstairs, but I’m fine with the smoothness of regular drywall as well. But, rougher than that? I’m not sure. Also, I’m not sure if this stuff will actually finish like regular drywall as the manufacturer claims. (Like will the joints be noticeably smoother than the rest of the wall when we’re done.) What’s your opinion? Either way, we’ll go with a moisture resistant product… it’s between the regular old greenboard and the paperless drywall. Another survey is posted below for your votes! Any general comments on drywall are also appreciated!